George Dyer, Thomastown, was born in England in 1820, and came to Victoria in 1841. After working for twelve months on a farm at Gardiner’s Creek, and five years more as a farm hand in various other places, he went to his present location in 1857, and bought 600 acres of land at £3 5s. per acre, now valued at £25 per acre.
A 66 feet allotment at Northcote also, which he bought twelve months ago at 17s per foot, is now worth £2 per foot. Mr Dyer landed in the colony with £20, and is now possessed of £1800. He was married in 1850 to Miss Scott, a native of Ireland, and has a family of two children.
From Victoria and its Metropolis: Past and Present, 1888 by Alexander Sutherland. Chapter –, “Bourke District” page 424. Includes descriptions of some townships and short biographies of local residents.
